family household: census unit that includes at least two members related by birth, marriage, or adoption

fictive kin: those who are part of an extended family network, even if not biologically related

Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1868): constitutional decision granting equal protection under the law

genocide: international crime that destroys, in whole or part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group

genotype: full set of genes found in a given organism

Gentleman’s Agreement (1907): agreement between the United States and Japan that barred further entry of Japanese laborers

Gini coefficient: measure of income distribution in a given group or society, ranging from zero to one

globalization: increasing economic linkage between different nations

Great Migration: movement of large numbers of African Americans to northern and midwestern cities beginning in the early twentieth century and lasting for almost six decades

Grutter v. Bollinger (2003): Supreme Court decision upholding the right of universities to consider race along with other factors in admissions decisions

Hart-Celler Act (1965): federal immigration law eliminating the national origins quota created by the Immigration Law of 1924 and giving priority to family reunification and occupational skill as criteria for entry to the United States